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 Daily Port Update

Subject:Daily Update - Boston
Date:Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Priority:Normal
Notice:

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON CBP has noted the following:

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crew changes are being permitted.  Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shore leave is permitted on a case by case basis by CBP.

<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There will be no restrictions on services provided to the vessels (techs / etc). They are leaving it up to the individual company to follow their own response plan to determine if they should board a vessel or not.

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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you would like updates for all OR other USA ports, the easiest method for reviewing our daily port updates is by visiting: http://ports.moranshipping.com/default.aspx<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sunny, 63°F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 60° F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 73°F

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Wind,   W 16 mph

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 77%

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10.0 mi

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Pressure 29.75 in

 

Partly sunny, breezy and pleasant; the start of an extended stretch of dry weather.

 

<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters:<span-family:"Courier New"">

<span-family:"Courier New"">Low pressure over Maine provides dry westerly flow across the MA and

<span-family:"Courier New"">RI waters Tuesday. Then Wednesday through Friday, strong high

<span-family:"Courier New"">pressure builds into New England from the west.  Over the weekend, a

<span-family:"Courier New"">trough of low pressure will approach New England from the south.

<span-family:"Courier New"">East winds will increase with building seas across the southern MA &

<span-family:"Courier New"">RI waters, along with showers offshore.

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<span-family:"Courier New"">Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank

<span-family:"Courier New"">National Marine Sanctuary:

<span-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this

<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to

<span-family:"Courier New"">5 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W

<span-family:"Courier New"">5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas

<span-family:"Courier New"">2 to 4 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 2 to 4 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI THROUGH SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 2 to 3 ft.

<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas

<span-family:"Courier New"">2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers..

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Boston, MA Tides<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">            High                    Low                       Sun

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Date        AM     hgt    PM     hgt  AM     hgt    PM     hgt   rise  set

 

SEPTEMBER     

19          Tue        2:29       9.3         2:41       9.9         8:33       1.1         9:01       0.6              6:26       6:49      

20          Wed      3:10       9.0         3:21       9.9         9:13       1.3         9:47       0.8              6:28       6:47      

21          Thu       3:56       8.7         4:07       9.9         9:58       1.5         10:39    0.9              6:29       6:45      

22          Fri          4:48       8.5         5:01       9.8         10:51    1.7         11:37    1.0              6:30       6:43      

23          Sat         5:47       8.3         6:01       9.9         11:50    1.8                                           6:31       6:41      

24          Sun        6:50       8.4         7:05       10.0       12:38    0.9         12:52    1.7              6:32       6:40      

25          Mon      7:55       8.7         8:11       10.3       1:41       0.6         1:56       1.3             6:33       6:38      

26          Tue        8:57       9.3         9:14       10.7       2:42       0.2         3:00       0.8             6:34       6:36      

27          Wed      9:54       10.0       10:13    11.1       3:40       -0.2       3:59       0.1              6:35       6:34      

28          Thu       10:46    10.6       11:08    11.3       4:33       -0.6       4:55       -0.6              6:36       6:33      

29          Fri          11:36    11.2                                   5:23       -0.9       5:48       -1.0              6:37       6:31      

30          Sat         12:01    11.3       12:24    11.5       6:12       -0.9       6:39       -1.2             6:38       6:29   

 

OCTOBER

1              Sun        12:53     11.2        1:12        11.5        6:59        -0.7        7:30        -1.2        6:39        6:27       

2              Mon      1:44        10.8        2:00        11.3        7:47        -0.3        8:20        -0.9        6:40        6:26       

3              Tue        2:35        10.2        2:48        10.9        8:35        0.3          9:12        -0.4        6:42        6:24       

4              Wed      3:28        9.6          3:39        10.4        9:25        0.9          10:06     0.2          6:43        6:22       

5              Thu        4:23        9.0          4:33        9.9          10:18     1.5          11:04     0.8          6:44        6:20       

6              Fri           5:23        8.6          5:33        9.4          11:15     2.0                                          6:45        6:19       

7              Sat          6:24        8.3          6:34        9.1          12:04     1.2          12:15     2.3          6:46        6:17       

8              Sun        7:25        8.2          7:36        9.1          1:05        1.5          1:15        2.3          6:47        6:15       

9              Mon      8:23        8.4          8:34        9.1          2:04        1.5          2:14        2.2          6:48        6:14       

10           Tue        9:13        8.7          9:25        9.3          2:57        1.4          3:08        1.9          6:49        6:12       

11           Wed      9:57        9.0          10:10     9.5          3:42        1.2          3:56        1.5          6:51        6:10       

12           Thu        10:35     9.4          10:50     9.6          4:22        1.0          4:38        1.1          6:52        6:09       

13           Fri           11:10     9.7          11:28     9.7          4:58        0.8          5:17        0.7          6:53        6:07       

14           Sat          11:44     10.0                                        5:33        0.8          5:55        0.4          6:54        6:05       

15           Sun        12:06     9.7          12:18     10.2        6:09        0.7          6:34        0.2          6:55        6:04       

                

 

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Citgo Braintree         36-00 Fresh Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ExxonMobil Everett      38-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Chelsea          32-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Revere           32-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Gulf Chelsea            35-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Irving Revere           36-00 Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sprague Deepwater       34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sunoco East Boston      37-06 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TRT Quincy              29-00 Salt Water

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">McArdle Bridge Update

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">demand bridge openings for marine traffic.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Chelsea Street Bridge Update

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Fore River Bridge Update

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal

<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MSA Useful Links

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Army Corp of Engineers

http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">

http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston Harbor Pilot Association, LLC

http://www.bostonpilots.com/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

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NOAA

Chart viewer<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> - handy tool for chart reference

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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Weather WEB Sites

National Hurricane Center<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">

National Data Buoy Center

Dial-A-Buoy<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">

Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">

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Notice posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2023

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For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.